Illuminated power strip assembly

Abstract

An illuminated power strip assembly includes a housing with a top wall having opaque areas and translucent areas. A plurality of power outlets is mounted in the housing. A power cord extends outwardly from the housing and terminates with a male power plug. A power switch is mounted on the housing and is in electrical communication with the power outlets. A plurality of light emitters is mounted in the interior space and is in electrical communication with the power switch. The light emitters selectively emit different colors to be emitted through the translucent areas. A control circuit is electrically coupled to the light emitters and is actuated to select a color emitted by the light emitters.

I claim: 
     
       1. A power strip assembly having multi-color light emitting capabilities, the assembly comprising:
 a housing having a bottom wall, a top wall and a perimeter wall being attached to and extending between the top and bottom walls; 
 the top wall having opaque areas and translucent areas such that light from an interior space of the housing is transmittable through the translucent areas, wherein the translucent areas form an electricity pattern; 
 a plurality of power outlets being mounted in the interior space of the housing, the top wall haying a plurality of sets of apertures extending therethrough, each of the apertures being aligned with one of the power outlets such that each of the power outlets is accessible through the top wall; 
 a power cord extending outwardly from the housing and terminating with a male power plug; 
 a power switch being mounted on the housing, the power switch being in electrical communication with the power outlets; 
 a plurality of light emitters being mounted in the interior space and being in electrical communication with the power switch, each of the light emitters comprising multi-color light emitter, wherein each of the light emitters is configured to selectively emit at least three different colors; 
 a control circuit being electrically coupled to the light emitters, the control circuit being actuated to select a color emitted by the light emitters. 
 
     
     
       2. The power strip assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the perimeter wall includes a first end wall, a second end wall, a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall, the housing being elongated from the first end to the second end, the power outlets being aligned with each other such that at least four of the power outlets are aligned along a line extending through the first and second ends. 
     
     
       3. The power strip assembly according to claim I, wherein the light emitters are mounted on a light emitting strip and attached to the interior surface such that the light emitting strip extends around the interior space. 
     
     
       4. The power strip assembly according to claim I, wherein the control circuit is actuated to select one of a plurality of light emitting conditions, the light emitting conditions including:
 a steady first color condition comprising the light emitters continuously emitting a steady first color; 
 a steady second color condition comprising the light emitters continuously emitting a steady second color; and 
 a steady third color condition comprising the light emitters continuously emitting a steady third color. 
 
     
     
       5. The power strip assembly according to  claim 4 , wherein the light emitting conditions include a variable lumen condition comprising the light emitters continuously emitting a selected one of the colors capable of being emitted by the light emitters, wherein the selected one of the colors is emitted with varying light intensity. 
     
     
       6. The power strip assembly according to  claim 5 , wherein the light emitting conditions include an alternating color condition comprising the light emitters cycling through the colors capable of being emitted by the light emitters. 
     
     
       7. The power strip assembly according to  claim 4 , wherein the light emitting conditions include an alternating color condition comprising the light emitters cycling through the colors capable of being emitted by the light emitters. 
     
     
       8. A power strip assembly having multi-color light emitting capabilities, the assembly comprising:
 a housing having a bottom wall, a top wall and a perimeter wall being attached to and extending between the top and bottom walls; 
 the top wall having opaque areas and translucent areas such that light from an interior space of the housing is transmittable through the translucent areas, wherein the translucent areas form an electricity pattern; 
 a plurality of power outlets being mounted in the interior space of the housing, the top wall having a plurality of sets of apertures extending therethrough, each of the apertures being aligned with one of the power outlets such that each of the power outlets is accessible through the top wall; 
 a power cord extending outwardly from the housing and terminating with a male power plug; 
 a power switch being mounted on the housing, the power switch being in electrical communication with the power outlets; 
 a plurality of light emitters being mounted in the interior space and being in electrical communication with the power switch, said light emitters being configured to selectively produce one of a plurality of colors to be transmitted through said translucent areas, wherein said plurality of colors includes at least three different colors; 
 a control circuit being electrically coupled to the light emitters, the control circuit being actuated to select a color emitted by the light emitters. 
 
     
     
       9. The power strip assembly according to  claim 8 , wherein the perimeter wall includes a first end wall, a second end wall, a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall, the housing being elongated from the first end to the second end, the power outlets being aligned with each other such that at. least. four of the power outlets are aligned along a line extending through the first and second ends. 
     
     
       10. The power strip assembly according to  claim 8 , wherein the light emitters are mounted on a light emitting strip and attached to the interior surface such that the light emitting strip extends around the interior space. 
     
     
       11. The power strip assembly according to  claim 8 , wherein the control circuit is actuated to select one of a plurality of light emitting conditions, the light emitting conditions including:
 a steady first color condition comprising the light emitters continuously emitting a steady first color; 
 a steady second color condition comprising the light emitters continuously emitting a steady second color; and 
 a steady third color condition comprising the light emitters continuously emitting a steady third color. 
 
     
     
       12. The power strip assembly according to  claim 11 , wherein the light emitting conditions include a variable lumen condition comprising the light emitters continuously emitting a selected one of the colors capable of being emitted by the light emitters, wherein the selected one of the colors is emitted with varying light intensity. 
     
     
       13. The power strip assembly according to  claim 12 , wherein the light emitting conditions include an alternating color condition comprising the light emitters cycling through the colors capable of being emitted by the light emitters. 
     
     
       14. The power strip assembly according to  claim 11 , wherein the light emitting conditions include an alternating color condition comprising the light emitters cycling through the colors capable of being emitted by the light emitters. 
     
     
       15. A power strip assembly having multi-color light emitting capabilities, the assembly comprising:
 a housing having a bottom wall, a top wall and a perimeter wall being attached to and extending between the top and bottom walls, the perimeter wall having an interior surface facing an area bounded by the perimeter wall, the perimeter wall including a first end wall, a second end wall, a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall; 
 the top wall having opaque areas and translucent areas such that light from an interior space of the housing is transmittable through the translucent areas, the translucent areas forming an electricity pattern; 
 a plurality of power outlets being mounted in the interior space of the housing, the top wall having a plurality of sets of apertures extending therethrough, each of the apertures being aligned with one of the power outlets such that each of the power outlets is accessible through the top wall; 
 a power cord extending outwardly from the housing and terminating with a male power plug; 
 a power switch being mounted on the housing, the power switch being in electrical communication with the power outlets; 
 a plurality of light emitters being mounted in the interior space and being in electrical communication with the power switch, each of the light emitters comprising multi-color light emitter, wherein each of the light emitters is configured to selectively emit at least three different colors, the light emitters being mounted on a light emitting strip and attached to the interior surface such that the light emitting strip extends around the interior space; 
 a control circuit being electrically coupled to the light emitters, the control circuit being actuated to select one of a plurality of light emitting conditions, the light emitting conditions including:
 a steady first color condition comprising the light emitters continuously emitting a steady first color; 
 a steady second color condition comprising the light emitters continuously emitting a steady second color; 
 a steady third color condition comprising the light emitters continuously emitting a steady third color; 
 a variable lumen condition comprising the light emitters continuously emitting a selected one of the colors capable of being emitted by the light emitters, wherein the selected one of the colors is emitted with varying light intensity; 
 an alternating color condition comprising the light emitters cycling through the colors capable of being emitted by the light emitters; 
 
 a selection actuator being mounted on the housing and being in communication with the control circuit, the selection actuator being actuated to select one of the light emitting conditions; 
 the housing being elongated from the first end to the second end; and 
 the power outlets being aligned with each other such that at least four of the power outlets are aligned along a line extending through the first and second ends.